Activities Kuju Flower Park Mandy Bartok Wander field after field of beautiful flowers in the shadow of the Kuju Mountains in western Oita prefecture
10 Outdoors Yatakayama Park in Takahashi Chris Cooper Yatakayama Park, a 360 view of lush, green mountains as far as the eye can see in Takahashi
Activities Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum Varsha Vaswati area beautifully done with well-manicured lawns, arching bridges, lakes, fountains... and the lush green landscapes studded with lakes and dancing musical fountains
6 Outdoors Okochi Sanso Arashiyama Kyoto Jenny Cook Denjiro Okochi loved the view from the top of Arishiyama, or "Storm Mountain" in Japanese.
Camping & Trekking Shin-Kobe Ropeway Manish Prabhune Shin-Kobe with some hiking trails and Nunobiki Gardens on the top of the mountain... Waterfall, which are connected to Gohonmatsu Entei, a lake on the top of the mountain
Water Sports Monchichi Kaigan Beach Anonymous heavy rainfall of the monsoon carries soil and plant matter down from the mountains... small concrete building with toilets and showers, and there’s a drinking fountain
10 Camping & Trekking Ascending Mt. Kanuki in Numazu City Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu For a laid-back Sunday afternoon activity, ascend the mountain of Kanuki in Numazu City and behold the magnificent views of the city from the observatory
Activities Kisuge-daira: Day Lilies in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Beautiful yellow day lilies cover the grass halfway up the mountain of Nikko's Ko-maruyama in early summer. They bloom from mid June to mid July.